Talk:List of prime ministers of Italy

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Should we list separate but consecutive governments separately? De Gasperi was prime minister without a break between 1945 and 1953, no matter how many different governments he led. List of Prime Ministers of France, for instance, does not list separate governments separately, nor does Chancellor of Germany (although, I would admit, this page might give more detail). john k 20:50, 9 Apr 2005 (UTC)

I think we should if there was an actual change in the government. In theory the Mussolini government was a succession of many governments over different parliaments, but of course elections did not change much in those times - so it's correct to list it as one. However, different governments can have the same president and little more. Orzetto 21:26, 9 Apr 2005 (UTC)

In parliamentary systems, it is not necessarily elections that determine how many governments there are. It is the resignation of the government and its reappointment. Certainly governments frequently end without elections, and in many countries, at least, can last through elections (Clemenceau, for instance, had one government which lasted from before through after the 1919 elections). That said, this is a list of prime ministers, and not a list of governments. A list of governments would be an appropriate thing to have. But that's not what this is a list of. john k 00:53, 10 Apr 2005 (UTC)

I edited the page to account for Berlusconi's resignation and the fact that he will form a new government with the same coalition partners. However, the date of the beginning of the 3rd Berlusconi government needs to be changed to when he is formally reappointed by President Ciampi.

[edit] where's the article that belongs under this title?

This article is really a list of prime ministers of Italy, and I suggest that it be moved to that title. Someone should really write an article about the office of presidente del consiglio, rather than the officeholders. --Trovatore 23:25, 15 April 2006 (UTC)

Went ahead and moved it, and I translated the Italian article on the office, currently at prime minister of Italy. It could use some work; the Italian article was a little sketchier than I might have hoped. --Trovatore 05:45, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Prodi?

Does this article need to be updated to reflect Romano Prodi's resignation, though he will occupy the office in the interim? Nbc7 23:53, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

I would say no. I suppose if you wanted you could put a notation like "(caretaker as of 21 February 2007)" in the box that says "Romano Prodi (second time)". But in any case please leave the end date blank; once Prodi's successor takes over (even if his successor is Prodi); we'll make the end date the date of accession of the new PM. --Trovatore 00:01, 24 February 2007 (UTC)